Cabving-fobk



UNITED STATES PATENT. oEEioE.

HENRY GARBANATI, OF BROOKLYN, NEW' YORK.`

CARVING-FORK.

Specication of Letters Patent No. 26,579, dated December 27,1859,

the fork is operated as a lever, and sornade permanent or a part of the body of the fork hat no space is offered or'the lodgment of irt.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I will `proceed to describe its construction and operation, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings which make a part of this specification whereof,-`

Figure 1 is a perspective View and Fig. 2 a longitudinal section.

shank, e the handle.. j i

b is a projection at the junction of the tines to be usedas a fulcrum or guard;

c is a spur tobe` used chietlyas a guard and attached near the middle fof theshank and on an opposite side from the fulcrurnb.

The fulorum b and the "uardhc are i j tot e sha an j `35 l and permanently attache form a part of it.` v j j j j j `In operating the fork, the spur guard c is designed for the usual service oaf the ordinary hinge addition to its use as a guardserves asa fulcrum of a lever and also to insure a firmer hold of the meatto be carved.

a a represent the `tines ofjthe `fork, d the guardyand the `projectioii l What I claimasmy invention and 1desire i to secure by Letters Patent isf- The permanent `spur guard 0, thefulcrum guard b in combination witha carving `fork substantially as described.`

HENRY` Witnesses: j j j j CHARLES A; SEELY, j y j GEO. F. VAN DOORN GARBANATLI y j i 

